Rating Group: FreedomWorks

2001-2002 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 100%
Jeff Miller 100%
Bill Shuster 100%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 100%
Steve Chabot 95%
Philip Crane 95%
John Culberson 95%
James DeMint 95%
John Doolittle 95%
Jeff Flake 95%
Pete Hoekstra 95%
Gary Miller 95%
Sue Myrick 95%
Joe Pitts 95%
Dana Rohrabacher 95%
Ed Royce 95%
Paul Ryan 95%
Edward Schrock 95%
John Shadegg 95%
Cliff Stearns 95%
John Sununu 95%
Tom Tancredo 95%
Pat Toomey 95%
Randy Forbes 91%
Todd Akin 90%
Spencer Bachus 90%
Joe Barton 90%
Judy Biggert 90%
Roy Blunt 90%
John Boehner 90%
Dave Camp 90%
Chris Cannon 90%
Eric Cantor 90%
Christopher Cox 90%
Jo Ann Davis 90%
Thomas DeLay 90%
Nathan Deal 90%
Terry Everett 90%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
Jim Gibbons 90%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 90%
Bob Goodlatte 90%
Porter Goss 90%
Mark Green 90%
Gilbert Gutknecht 90%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Duncan Hunter 90%
Sam Johnson 90%
Walter Jones, Jr. 90%
Richard Keller 90%
Jack Kingston 90%
Ron Lewis 90%
John Linder 90%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 90%
Don Manzullo 90%
John Mica 90%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 90%
Anne Northup 90%
Butch Otter 90%
Mike Pence 90%
Richard Pombo 90%
Rob Portman 90%
Jim Ryun 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 90%
Donald Sherwood 90%
John Shimkus 90%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
Pat Tiberi 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 85%
Richard Hugh Baker 85%
Roscoe Bartlett 85%
Henry Bonilla 85%
Kevin Brady 85%
Henry Brown, Jr. 85%
Richard Burr 85%
Dan Burton 85%
Steve Buyer 85%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 85%
Howard Coble 85%
Michael Collins 85%
Ander Crenshaw 85%
Randall Cunningham 85%
David Dreier 85%
John Duncan, Jr. 85%
Jennifer Dunn 85%
Jo Ann Emerson 85%
Elton Gallegly 85%
Kay Granger 85%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 85%
Melissa Hart 85%
Doc Hastings 85%
Robert Hayes 85%
David Lee Hobson 85%
Kenny Hulshof 85%
Johnny Isakson 85%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 85%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 85%
William Lewis Jenkins 85%
State Office Name Party Rating
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 100%
Jeff Miller 100%
Bill Shuster 100%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 100%
Steve Chabot 95%
Philip Crane 95%
John Culberson 95%
James DeMint 95%
John Doolittle 95%
Jeff Flake 95%
Pete Hoekstra 95%
Gary Miller 95%
Sue Myrick 95%
Joe Pitts 95%
Dana Rohrabacher 95%
Ed Royce 95%
Paul Ryan 95%
Edward Schrock 95%
John Shadegg 95%
Cliff Stearns 95%
John Sununu 95%
Tom Tancredo 95%
Pat Toomey 95%
Randy Forbes 91%
Todd Akin 90%
Spencer Bachus 90%
Joe Barton 90%
Judy Biggert 90%
Roy Blunt 90%
John Boehner 90%
Dave Camp 90%
Chris Cannon 90%
Eric Cantor 90%
Christopher Cox 90%
Jo Ann Davis 90%
Thomas DeLay 90%
Nathan Deal 90%
Terry Everett 90%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
Jim Gibbons 90%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 90%
Bob Goodlatte 90%
Porter Goss 90%
Mark Green 90%
Gilbert Gutknecht 90%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Duncan Hunter 90%
Sam Johnson 90%
Walter Jones, Jr. 90%
Richard Keller 90%
Jack Kingston 90%
Ron Lewis 90%
John Linder 90%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 90%
Don Manzullo 90%
John Mica 90%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 90%
Anne Northup 90%
Butch Otter 90%
Mike Pence 90%
Richard Pombo 90%
Rob Portman 90%
Jim Ryun 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 90%
Donald Sherwood 90%
John Shimkus 90%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
Pat Tiberi 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 85%
Richard Hugh Baker 85%
Roscoe Bartlett 85%
Henry Bonilla 85%
Kevin Brady 85%
Henry Brown, Jr. 85%
Richard Burr 85%
Dan Burton 85%
Steve Buyer 85%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 85%
Howard Coble 85%
Michael Collins 85%
Ander Crenshaw 85%
Randall Cunningham 85%
David Dreier 85%
John Duncan, Jr. 85%
Jennifer Dunn 85%
Jo Ann Emerson 85%
Elton Gallegly 85%
Kay Granger 85%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 85%
Melissa Hart 85%
Doc Hastings 85%
Robert Hayes 85%
David Lee Hobson 85%
Kenny Hulshof 85%
Johnny Isakson 85%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 85%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 85%
William Lewis Jenkins 85%
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